structural design
How buildings stand
Structural design is the process of determining how a building, bridge, or other structure will support loads and resist forces.
Engineers doing structural design calculate the size and placement of beams, columns, and foundations to ensure stability and safety.
The term also applies to any systematic arrangement of components for strength: The structural design of the aircraft minimizes weight while maximizing rigidity.
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- bucklingBending from compression
- stress analysisStudy of internal forces
- safety factorRatio of strength to load
- archCurved spanning structure
steel alloy · column · truss · concrete mix · tensile strength · shear force · facade · foundation · cantilever · cross section · finite element · deflection · moment of inertia · torsion · fatigue · beam · I beam · load-bearing wall
- building historyarchitects, builders, construction techniques, building materials, masonry
- building specificationsblueprints, site plans, materials, flooring materials, ceiling height
- product designCAD, prototyping, specifications, blueprints, technical drawings
- structural engineeringstructural analysis, structural steel, structural engineering, stress analysis, shear forces
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, thatching, drawings
- bridgesGolden Gate Bridge, London Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, Tower Bridge, Bay Bridge
structural designdecorative design
Pattern for visual appeal
ornamentation · decoration · ornamental design · styling · decorative arts